The 26-foot-long female whale collided with a boat on the water in Barnegat Bay , knocking a boater overboard. The whale could be seen thrashing in the water after hitting the boat, then it swam away.

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said a 26-foot minke whale died after striking a boat in Barnegat Bay, which sent a passenger overboard.

A 20-foot-long Minke whale has died after it collided and nearly capsized a pleasure boat in New Jersey's Barnegat Bay on Saturday.